Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Moving On



Moving On
By
Lisa A.Williams


It is said-
We must move on,
leave the ache
in its hollow place
darkened by memory,
worn away by years.


 We fed it with sorrow,
 re-sensitizing the fear born
 remembrances which made
 us who we are, yet held us prisoner
 in that familiar place as we fruitlessly
 reached for something we still hungered for.


 Only by starving the past
 Can we fill ourselves with
 the future which will nourish
 all those laid down dreams-

Awakened by the vacancy
moving on has opened our hearts to.

13 comments:

  1. Only by starving the past
    Can we fill ourselves with
    the future which will nourish
    all those laid down dreams-

    What a lovely stanza. Perfect in every sense. Your poems are precious my friend!Thanks so much for visiting my blog!Your words are always appreciated.

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  2. Moving on is like a reawakening! So much waiting out there when one is ready for that moment!

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  3. Yes,by feeding sorrow you become prisoner of your past. To move on you have to nourish your dreams for future.

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  4. A soul-stirring piece, Lisa. Sometimes moving on is the best option. Beautiful, as always!

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  5. we feed it with sorrow. loved this

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  6. Only by starving the past - Excellent line and what a thought. Some words of hope here in life's turmoil. Great emotion.

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  7. Lisa,

    Sometimes leaving the past behind is the only option, to secure the future...though, there are times when we cling to fragments of the past...

    Eileen

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  8. A very poignant piece yet very frank and very true!!

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  9. "Starving the past" is brilliant...so true. Moving on can be so hard...well, at least it has been for me at times. Wow Lisa, true depth here.

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  10. There is lack of nutrition in the past, that's for sure.

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  11. So true that only when we starve the past, we can fill the future. You got me nodding on that one. Nice.

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